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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
From the McSsenger.1

A number of new mogui locomotives have
been added during the year by the Central
Vermont railroad company, and % during
the last three years. The number oil loco
motives now owned by the company is
lS4. There are now IS iron bridges on the
lines operated by the road and more in the
process of construction. There are also
5SS miles of steel rails, ali of which have
been laid within the past few years the
Consolidated road, which is leased by the
Central, being covered its entire length
with steel rails part 60 lbs to the yard,
and part - lbs to the yard with 1000 ties
to the mile and well bal,asted. The road
owns IS passenger cars, GA combination
cars seven postal, express and baggage
cars, 1888 freight cars, ETC., and Is snow
plows.
The mileage of freight trains was 2,515,-
i3S miles, of passenger trains l,Gl6,541
miles, and of all other trains no. lGS miles.
The tons of freight moved one mile. was
293, 1914, 533, and the number of passengers
the same distance was 10, ia, 561. The
road by reason of its great increase OF
business has been steadily improving in
every way, Notwithstanding the fact that
earnings of freight per ton per mile which
were one cent and eighttenths in 1854,
had fallen to nine mills and one-tenth in
1857. If the same prices had been nam
tanned in 1887 as in 1854, the increased
earnings on account of the larger bust
ness would have been 1861 POS over what
they were.
In view of the old difficulties, which
have happily terminated, and of the sharp
ened rivalries between competing lines of
road East and West, it must be a pleasant
reflection to the friends of the Central
Vermont, and the number should include
the entire people proud of the State and
its Institutions, that the road has been
enabled to meet its Obligations and i'm
prove its condition, and to go on its way
in peace. Our manufactures have been
taken out of the State at lower figures
than by any other line, Western flour and
grain have been brought in at less expense
employment has been furnished to a larg
class Of people all over the State, an
probably 5000 900 has come into 81. AL
bans through this channel during the
! wear,
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Large Fire in Vergcnnes.
sSsSd.W

An alarm of fire about $50 Thursday
morning, reused the people of Nergennes
and the fire department, 1t was found that
the large furniture mandatory Of Smith
q Ketcham, west side of the bridge, and
on the falls, was wrapt in flames. Nothing
could be done to save the build
ing, and the efforts of the de-
partment was directed to saw
ing adjoining property. The strong
south wind carried the flames over the
water and no damage resulted to the 9TH
er manufactures. The origin of the fire
is unknown. There had been IA fire in the
building the day before, The loss is about
$500, insurance $3.50 in the Vermont
Mutual. BY this fire % men and boys are
thrown of work
The action of the water works on the
falls was a source of complaint by the
liremen. There was insufficient power.
1t is not thought that the burned manu-
factory will be rebuilt this fall. Messrs.
Smith q Ketcham have large furniture
establishment on Green street, where they
have good run Of business,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21

The report of the directors of the Cen
tral, portion of which has already been
given in our columns, states that the Cen
trail Vermont has settled the debts against
the property of the Vermont Central com
pany, which had been in the hands of trus
tees and receivers for period of 80 years
and also that of the various securities of
the Vermont Central and Vermont and
Canada companies, which, in terms of the
reorganization arrangement, were to be
converted into securities of the ConsOli-
dated railroad of Vermont, only the
equivalent amount of about $40, 500 of con
solidated bonds and about $500 of the pre-
ferred stock of the consolidated stock re-
mains to be so exchanged. This company
purchased last season three steamers OF
large capacity to run between Chicago
and Ogdensburg at Il cost of S2Tj,OUO.
They also chartered at the opening of the
present season five more steamers OF large
capacity, making in all eight steamers
now plying on the route between o dens-
burg and Chicago. These have furnished
TO the line a large traffic, while at the
SEINE time they have earned fair Let
revenue.
Regarding the Waterloo and Magog
railroad, extending from Waterloo to
SneiDfOOke, CAnaua, distance OF AZ
miles, the directors say: Negotiations
were opened some time since for the sale OF
this to the Atlantic and Northwest com
pany, and an agreement has been entered
into, by the terms of which the latter com
pany is to purchase the road and consti-
tute it part of its through route.
The directors say concerning the Hart
ford disaster: "The tendency of certain
suits against the Central Vermont com
pany for alleged injuries to persons and
property, growing out of the accident at
Hartford which took place February 3
1887, leaves the company uncertain as tC
the final actual expenditure. The Central
Vermont does not admit any liability on
account of the accident, aud the report Of
the railroad commissioners for the State
of Vermont, after full Investigation, re
lieves that company from responsibility il
regard thereto"
Last Saturday was the heaviest day il
freight business in the history of the Cen
trail Vermont road. Fifty-three train
were run over the track between St AL
bans and Essex Junction, moving %,
freight cars, beside a large passenge
traffic
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CHiTTENDEN COUNTY COURT.
Mrs. Marshall Refused More Alimony-
Kecsss to November 10.

The divorce case of Minnie +. Spicer VS..
Marriott II. Spicer and also the latters pc
ton for divorce were heard in County
Court Thursday. a decree of divorce was
granted Mrs. Spicer with the custody Of
her child. The petition of the latter was
dismissed. In the afternoon the hearing
in the case of Jennie Marshall VS. Leon
ard A. Marshall was begun, but was not
concluded before the adjournment for the
day. The same case was heard at the
April term Mrs. Marshall was granted
decree of divorce from the defendant
with 500 alimony in 1854, and now sues
Tor an increased amount a. G. Spalding
and i. +. Wilbur for petitioner and Wales
x Wales for petitiOnee. In the case of
Matilda Pearson vs. Thomas Pearson for
divorce, divorce was granted for adultery
and Wilful desertlon and the custody of
FIVE minor children given to petitioner.
George w. Kennedy of Waterbury for
petitioner. Thomas Pearson run away
five years ago with the wife OF William
Merrill of Waterbury.
In County Court Friday the hearing
on the petition of Jennie Marshall for in
creased alimony was concluded and the
petition wa@ refused. The divorce case of
Laura +. Bliss vs.. Edward A. Bliss, j. j.
MOuahan for petitioner and " y. Billiard
for patltiOnee was heard but the court
withheld its decision.
In the case OF the petition OF South
Burlington for State aid in repairing the
road across the sand plains Of that town
leading to Williston, Judgment was en-
tered upon the commissioners report that
the State contribute 800 and the town an
equal amount. }. l.. Barstow of South
Burlington was appointed trustee to re-
cei7e and eXpend the money under the d.
rection of the court.
The court then took recess to Novem-
Der 10 at which time the arguments on
the motion to grant new trial in the case
of q. NJ. Delaney VS.. the estate of v p.
NOyes will be heard. At that time the
chancery docket will also be disposed of.
Although this is the first term of Court
at which Judge Tyler has presided, yet
the attorneys of the county cannot speak
in too high terms of the ability and impair
TALLY which he has displayed and the
uniformly courteous treatment they have
received. Gov Ormsbee certainly made
an excellent appointment to the vacancy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
THE WOnIAN's AUXILIARY
OF the Board of Diocesan NIisssions-Elec-
ton of Officers Other Business.

~,
Inc vermont prahch OF the Women :
Auxiliary of Board of Diocesan Missions
held their annual meeting in Bellows
Rails last week Tuesday aftarno,n ua.
Ia.,,,,.,l ,,,-'t,,... " 60
cNoueo ~ BUSINESS anu reception WAS
gwen IN the evening by Madame Williams
at her residence. The business meeting
was held Wednesday morning AID the
following officers were elected Mrs
Theo. 4. HOPKINS. president. Mr. n II
Garfield of BURLINGTON. Mrs Jesse Bur.
dett of Arlington. Mrs Ii. ii. Baxter of
Rutland. Mrs. George ". Allen Of Wood
stock, Mrs. a, l.. Miner of Manchester
Mrs. Il. J. Ormsbpp of Brandon Mrs
George Nichols of Norhfeld, Mrs. W II
Collins of Brattleboro, and Mrs. n, H.
Farr, Bellows Fails. vice presidents. Mrs
+, H. Vyman of Manchester tre9eura,. .
Mrs. c. r. Parker recordir.c secretary.
Mrs, c. d. Allen of BURLINGTON CORE
sponding secretary
Several resolutions were offered relative
to the hest modes of av.akeniutr nm inter-
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The Third Vermont.

The reunion of the Sd Vermont regiment
at st, Johnsbury on Wednesday, was
well attended, over $50 veterans being
present. AT O'Clock business meeting
was held, presided over by j. A. Paddock
of st. Johnsbury. The officers elected
were President, Col Samuel Il. pingree
of Hartford; vice president, w. H. Hib-
bard of Lyndon; secretary and treasurer,
Marshall Montgomery. In the evening a
meeting was held in the opera house, pre-
sided over by Col. Pingree An address
was made by Capt Marshall Montgomery
of st. Johnsbury, which was followed by
a banquet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
II. NJ. DUFUR VS.. ED. DECKER.
The Former Wins the Wrestling Match
for the Worlds Championship.

The Former Wins the Wrestling Match
for the Worlds Championship.
There was fair attendance at the
wrestling match Monday at City Hall
between II. NJ. Dufur of Marlboro, Mass,
holder OF the worlds championship belt
and Ed. Decker of Swantou. The match
was for 500 a side, the winner TO take the
gate receipts. collar and elbow, best two in
three, Ed. James's rules to govern. f.
S. Whitaker of Rutland was the referee
and performed his duties in very &C
ceptable manner. j. O'Donnell was the
second for. Dufur and H. j. Campbell per
formed a similar Office for Decker.
In the first bout Dufur forced the
wrestling on the start, trying the right
and the left hip, and inside locks, but
noue proved effective and after 30 minutes
of hard work Decker finally caught the
Marlboro boy on an inside lock, imme-
diately changing to the right hip and
brought him to the floor. Time 30 min
utes.
In the second bout, Decker seemed to
have weakened somewhat, and after some
fencing on both sides, Decker took right
hip lock- but was rung over his stronger
and heavier opponent. Time minutes.
IN the thrd and last bout Dufur thought
several times that he had caught the
Swanton lad, but the latter was too agile
aud squlrmed out from under him. Finally,
however, he used the grape vine and
brought him down squarely on his back,
winning the bout, match, and retaining
the belt. Time, i minutes.
Decker was not in good condition, he
having some time ago hurt his arm, from
which he had not fully recovered.
In the course of the evening fine eX-
hibitions OF sparring, jumping and club
swinging was given by L. j. Griffin and
other local talent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
ROCK POINT INSTITUTE.
Recent improvements in Apparatus
New Cadet Oficers Appointed.


New Cadet Oficers Appointed.
Matters seem to be prosperous at the in
stitute at Rock Point Principal Ross has
had to buy 10 Remington cadet rifles, in
addition to the number in use last year to
supply his cadets. He also purchased
while in New York some new and approved
physical apparatus for use in his classes.
He has placed in his large school room a
Globe incandescent lamp" This is a
lamp constructed on the principle Of a
student lamp; its oil reservoir holds 10
quarts, and all the parts are correspond
ingly large. 1t gives a beautiful light, is
OF 400 candle power, and lights the room
as it never has been lighted before The
lamp was procured in Cleveland, and,
with one or two exceptions, is the only one
of the kind in the State.
The cadet officers, appointed last week,
are as follows; LIST Lieutenant, q. If,
Morse of Bellows Falls end lieutenant,
A. G. Stewart of Arlington LIST sergeant,
j. S. g. Peck of Hampton, n. Y; 2nd
sergeant (and color sergeant r.. 5. Bogue
of Pittsford; LIST corporal, W. S. Bogue of
North Platte, Neb; 2nd corporal, Il.
Hutchinson, Jr of Chelsea, Mass. drum
mers, A. V. Pitts of Brandon and G. Il.
Currier of North Troy,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
PLATTSBURGH'S MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
An Attractive Programme for Discipline
and ENTERTAINMENT Arranged.

The fourth annual festival of the Platts-
burgh Philharmonic society will be held
October "A to IS. 1t will be conducted by
Charles Frederick Hudson and the instru-
mentaton will be by Henri q. Blaisdell's
orchestra of - pieces and by George II.
Hudson, accompanist. The soloists will
be Miss Lizzie Webb Cary and Miss Jenny
Worn Holz, sopranos Miss Julia O'Con-
nell, cOntralto; Mr.. William Courtney,
tenor; DR., Carl +. Martin and Mr.. John
Loughrin, bassos Miss Maud Morgan,
solo harpst; Mr.. Henri G.. Blaisdell, solo
violnist; Mr.. a. b. Stockbridge, solo
violoncellist; and Mr.. Oliver Wheaton,
solo fiutist.
The principal choral works will be the
Stabat Mater, Rossini, the Ninety fifth
psalm, Mendelssohn, and the oratorio of
Elijah. The orchestra will play Betho-
vens Fifth Symphony Friday afternoon.
About 200 voices are III training for the
chorus. A speciality of the festival-and a
very useful feature, by the way-will be
some of the higher range of church music,
such as 80 Lamb of God, " 80 Zion, Thou
Bringest Good Tidings," the jubiate
"Amen," etc. A guaranty fund of $500
has been subscribed. The Delaware and
Hudson and the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlan railroads and the Lake
Champlain boats will carry at reduced
rates.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21

Miss Betsey Marsh of Jericho Centre died
at the residence of Ansel Nash, where she
has lived for tire past two years, Satur'
day night. She had been as well as usual
till she began to eat her supper, when she
was taken sick and died i'll half an hour.
Miss Marsh was nearly ST years of age,
and was one of the oldest persons in the
town and was one of the oldest members
of the Congregational church. Her
funeral was attended from the church
at o'clock on Tuesday. Rev. j. X. Viii
liams OBLIGATED.
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A CAPTAINS Fortunate Discovery.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, plying be-
tween Atlantic City and N. Y, had been trou-
bled with cough so that he was unable 10
sleep, and was induced to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. 1t not only CAV
him instant relief, but alayed the extreme
soreness in his breast. His children were
similarly affected and a single dose had the
same happy effect. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner.
Free Trial Bottles of this standard Remedy at
Beaupre and Lowrey,s, Drug store.
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One Dollar a year for the
W eekly Free Press.


Fuller.
The friends of Deacon AMI Mrs. E. A.
Fuller gave them a hearty and loving fare
well, Oh Wednesday evening, in the par
Tors of the First Baptist church. Mr.. G.. f..
Davis reviewed thoughtfully the history of
the church, frequently reminding the peo-
pie how intimately Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller's
lives are associated with the growth of the
church. And then, IN behalf Of the class
the deacon taught 50 long, he presented
Mr. and Mrs Fuller with lifting tokens of
love. Appropriate resolutions were read
by the pastor Rev. f. J. Parry, unable
to be present, sent tender message OF re-
cret. Music under the direction of Mr..
Thomas Rose, and refreshments conclud.
ed the reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller left Saturday for
Chicago via Rutland.
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HOME FOR DESTITUTE outLDRES.
Annual Meeting 1hursday-Election of
OniCcrs


The annual meeting of the corporation
and subscribers of the Home for Destitute
Children was held Thursday afternoon ir
the chapel of st. Paul's church. Reports
were presented by the secretary and treas.
Urer, and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-Mrs l.. A. Turrill.
Vice resident-Mrs. A. &. Spaulding
Treasurer A. &. PIERCE.
Secretary-M :. G. Cole.
Assistant Secretary--Miss Mary Rob
erts.
Auditor Of Accounts-GeorgeW w. Wales,
Board of Manaeers-Mrs. A. q. Spaul-
ding, Mrs. A. c. PIERCE, Mrs. Il. b. Lord,
Mrs. T. a. Hopkins, Miss Carrie Kings.
land. Mrs. Albert r. Richardson, Mrs. q.
W. Hindes, Miss Mary Roberts, Mrs. 5
p. Torrey, Mrs. S. c. Cole, Mrs. Z. A.
Wheelocli, Mrs. j. NJ. Mathews.
Honorary Members of the Board-Mrs.
Il. A. flickok, Mrs Julia H. Spear
Advisory Committee-MrS Il. a. Hick-
Ok, Miss VI. G. Torrey, Horatio Hickok
Hon. William G. Shaw, Edward Lyman,
ESQ.
Trustees of the Permanent Fund-C. +.
Ward, Esq, Hon. William &. Shaw, G. p.
smith, Esq.
County characterization county, Mrs.
U. d Twitchell, Middlebury; Beuning-
ton county, Miss ;. Il. Park, Bennington {;
Caledonia county, Mrs. y. i. Rankin, St.
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Benton, Guildhall; Franklin county, Mrs.
Hattie Lewis, St. Adams; Grand Isle
county Mrs. O. &. Wheeler, South Hero ,
Lamoille county, Mrs. O. w. REYNOLDS,
Cambridge; Orange county, Mrs. Laura
u. starr, Chelsea; Orleans county, Mrs.
Hall, Newport Rutland county, Mrs. w.
y. w. Ripley, Rutland; Washington
county Mrs. Joseph Poland, Montpelier !;
Windham county, Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler, Brat
tleboro; Windsor county, Mrs. Samuel f.
Pingree, Hartford.
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Only One Dollar for the Weekly Free
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Az L Ms,
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Charlotte Rnndow's Testimony.


Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
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sSoO6.75
Received from John p. Towards es-
tate invested in notes secured by
mortgage and on deposit in the
burlington Trust Co. and Savings
Bank...,... .............,.....,,..', $3.50 80
The trustees of the permanent fund re-
ported the amount held by them to be
500, 5SS,97 The receipts for the year were
Sll 400 81 and the disbursements 50 Sl279
leaving balance of cash on hand Octo-
Der /, 1887 of 81 ,642.5S
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Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. 5. G. COLI
TEEAsURER's REPORT.

Mrs. A. &. PIERCE, the treasurer su
mitted the following report
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Oct. |, 1887. .... ...... Sl1Q
Received from income permanent
fund and Howard Opera House
rents, ...................,.. 1850
Various other receipts. ....... 1887
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Various disbursements ..... .........
Cash on hand oct. |, 1887